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Re: Helen's Corner
By: Rita Date: October 12, 2025, 4:21 pm
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[quote author=Helen link=topic=27.msg2421#msg2421
date=1760303195]
Because the medications I take , they only allow me to use
Tylenol as a pain med.
trouble is , I have to guard my kidneys (as they are compromised
) So I take one Tylenol once in a while. I try not to though.
I was fortunate enough to have those conversations with my old
parents.
I asked as many questions as I could in their final years.
I don’t think anything physical can be as scary or bad as
losing cognitive function. Which sadly my old mum did. She’d go
“in and out” of dementia . On her good days she’d cling to me (
they lived with us for ten years ) and say “ I’m back, don’t let
me go again “. It was brutal , bless her heart . But once she
lost it all , even clear speech , she was happy as a lark…he
last five years were good ones ! :) She lived to be 99 …she
loved seeing dog walkers , squirrels in trees , Geese on the
river etc etc…they were kinder days for sure .
When I asked my dad about it, he said - “ Old age is not what we
think , here I am , full of so much wisdom from a long and
varied life , yet old people become invisible , no young persons
ever ask me any questions …I thought it would be different “.
So I’m glad that from my youth , I always asked them questions .
:D
I must admit there are things I would rather face than others -
I have noticed that people my age are getting dementia , it
seems to hit younger people these days.
There are so many things I wish I had asked my mum, we sadly
didn’t get many moments for heart to hearts - if I went to stay
with mum and dad I usually had the children. We did get odd
moments when I went to bingo with her. My mum was the eldest and
‘ had to be the strong one ‘ it meant she found it hard to let
me in, and I equally had issues that meant I put up barriers as
well. If I could go back in time I would choose to go back, sit
her down and talk to her. We knew we loved each other, that was
never something I doubted.
Right I need to get some sleep.
Much Love Helen xxxxx
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Re: Helen's Corner
By: Helen Date: October 29, 2025, 2:24 am
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He sat by a fire of seven-fold heat,
As He watched by the precious ore,
And closer He bent with a searching gaze
As He heated it more and more.
He knew He had ore that could stand the test,
And He wanted the finest gold
To mould as a crown for the King to wear,
Set with gems with a price untold.
So He laid our gold in the burning fire,
Tho' we fain would have said Him 'Nay,'
And He watched the dross that we had not seen,
And it melted and passed away.
And the gold grew brighter and yet more bright,
But our eyes were so dim with tears,
We saw but the fire--not the Master's hand,
And questioned with anxious fears.
Yet our gold shone out with a richer glow,
As it mirrored a Form above,
That bent o'er the fire, tho' unseen by us,
With a look of ineffable love.
Can we think that it pleases His loving heart
To cause us a moment's pain?
Ah, no! but He saw through the present cross
The bliss of eternal gain.
So He waited there with a watchful eye,
With a love that is strong and sure,
And His gold did not suffer a bit more heat,
Than was needed to make it pure. ✝️
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